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hello there!

Totally new to this forum and a long way from everyone, I still like to introduce my tanks to you.

Because I'm not a premium member, I can't post any photo's here so I'll just give the link to the pictures..

This is one I don't have anymore. The size was (in centimetres, I don't know which you use) 60*30*45 (length, depth, height). I replaced this one (which was secondhand, with a brand new one).
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/5452/img05661bg.jpg

This is my little one (50*30*18) it was my first aquarium ever, although it's so small, it's hardly worth calling it an aquarium warning: it's not a very good picture. i'll take another one some time and post it here too.
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3105/img0359rk1.jpg

This is the replacment of the first one (60*45*45), it's bigger. It's an all asian biotoe, so all plants and fish are asian, although I don't have all the fich I want yet, and some plants still have to grow (while other plants grow too much). It's only been running for a month and a half now..
http://aquauploads.aq.funpic.de/album/rudolfke-IMG_0788.jpg

This is one that isn't mine, but I decorated it and decided on the fish and everything. size: 200*70*60, it's an african biotope.
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/5306/gestitched2eh.jpg
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/5048/img02156tm.jpg
And ome videos of that one:
http://media.putfile.com/Movie-1-49
http://media.putfile.com/Movie-2-79
http://media.putfile.com/Movie-3-14
http://media.putfile.com/Aquarium-2007060

There you go, I hope you enjoyed the pictures en videos a bit.

**Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life**

Wow, they all look quite nice. Definitely got the jungle look going on. What kinds of fish do you keep in all of them?
I love the african tank. Very nicely done, and I love Congo Tetras! Those Butterfly fish are also more active than any I've seen. Fun videos!

Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...

Beautiful tanks........... I love the natural look! You are definitely into the hobby! Thanks for sharing!

i like the idea of the asian biotope and also how you decorated the african one. you obviously have skill in aquascaping.

my whole family lives in belgium by the way. do you live in the flemmish or the french part? I can speak and read flemmish but I can't write it.

-Vincent

Beautifull tanks, I hope to buy some live plants soon and start that new adventure but have to research it due to my hard water. I also would like to know what kinds of fish you have in your tanks I thought I saw some platys in one and gouramis in another?


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Ik ben van het Vlaamse deel

I'm from the Flemish part of belgium.

The first one (which I don't have anymore) had platys and guppys in it, and also Corydoras pygmaeus (Sorry, I usually know the scientific name before the English one ) Here's a pic of two of them http://aquauploads.aq.funpic.de/files/rudolfke-IMG_0575.JPG And here's the complete group Corydoras as it was: http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/2612/img02894rb.jpg

The second one, the smallest one, has 4 pseudepiplatys annulates in it, and also some shrimps. Here are some pics:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1365/img0741da2.jpg
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4086/img03149cf.jpg
Babyshrimphttp://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8081/img0347wb2.jpg

The third one, the Asian one, has 10 botia sidthimunki and 2 Colisa chuna (honey gourami?)
And there will also be a nice group of 30 Boraras brigittae, but I'm stil waiting for them. They're not so easy to come by.

The african one had Phenacogrammus interruptus (the Congo tetras), a beautiful group of 20. Also the butterfly fish (Pantodon buchholzi). And a pair of Pelvicachromis pulcher, and 5 Hemichromis lifalilli (2 men and 3 women). Also 20 Pareutropius buffei, and 2 of a Synodontis species.

The most important thing when you want to have plants in you tank is to have good light. And then you have to let it shine for 12hours a day (between 11 and 12). Easy plants will grow good enough only on that. You can also add fluid fertilizer, special for aquariums, although I have no idea what sort of things your LFS sells. What any fish shop in the USA (and other country's) sells for that part..

**Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life**

again good pictures of your fish.

ok, where in vlaanderen(spelling?) one side of my family lives near Antwerp and the other half is near Leuven.

I really like those pygmy cories. I have never seen my pandas go up in the water column in a group. thats pretty cool

-Vincent

The Pseudepiplatys Annulates is a gorgeous fish. I have never seen one and I dont see the profile in this sites database you should enter one I would like to know more about it that tail is cool. As far as my adventure in plants goes I am working on exactly what you stated, the lights. I have a friend of the family who is giving me some tanks soon so I will begin to collect all the needed equip. for plants. Also I have alot of reading to do still. I just want it to be successfull! Thanks for getting back to us with pics of the fish. Looks like you have a happy family of fish.


"Talk is cheap. Action can be almost as affordable"

http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/303.htm

There you go, there is a profile from the gorgeous fish

In Vlaanderen (spelling was very good ), I live about 20 to 25 minutes from antwerp. Right in the middle of Antwerp en Gent actually And Brussels also. It's somewhere in the middle of the triangle they form.

**Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life**

ok...pretty much in the area my family lives. Anyway....Do you know any sites that you could order those killies off of? The Local fish stores don't have any I have wanted them for a long time.

-Vincent

Thanks for pointing me the right direction. I probably misspelled the name when I did a search. That is a cool fish. I am going to keep my eye out for them at the local fish store. I too have never seen them here. They dont get very big do they? I wonder if my big angels would try to eat them.

"Talk is cheap. Action can be almost as affordable"